Igotcancer Stories

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Four teens, one hospital. Meet Cody, Grace, James, and Emma. Each is in the long term ward for different reasons. Grace is afflicted with brain tumors. Cody is a drug addict. James is suicidal. And Emma? Well for now I'll tell you she's... special. When Grace's family leaves her in the hospital to go on vacation, she is hurt. When Cody is being chased because of old mistakes, he is scared. When James' family fears him he is angry. When Emma shows up, fresh out of a terrible accident resulting in the loss of her family and amnesia, she is terrified. Their diaries can teach society acceptance. Read and live their struggles from their point of view and find out the mystery of The Fourth Notebook. In editing at the moment too. *Warning* Contains drug abuse, self-harm, depression, cancer, suicide, and death. I own all characters and the concept. Please don't steal. © elsariddlehemsworth 2014 A huge thanks to my close friend yewheart707 for the cover and the manips!

"She's drowning in a pool of misery, and no one can save her. The only one watching her fall deeper and deeper was a boy who couldn't swim."

Everyone's heard a picture is worth a thousand words, but when you only have a few months to live it can be worth so much more. Noah Prescott wanted nothing more than to be your everyday typical 15-year-old boy, but with stage 4 melanoma, he was anything but normal. Depressed and completely ready to give up on life, he has lost all interest in the world around him. That is until he meets Glenn Green, the dying boy with a sunny disposition. Unable to accept Noah's pessimistic outlook on life, Glenn sets out to show the younger teen that life might not turn out how he pictured it, but it can still hold so much beauty. That is, if you know where to look. Highest Ranking in Short Story #50 *Featured Story*

Cecily is dying. So she writes eight letters, because that's all it takes to say "I love you" to the boy who left.

Cover made by Bri Waters ( @unbridled_wanderlust ) Second Place in the Melancholy Awards First Place Winner of The Eminence Awards: 22 year old, Althea Hamilton was diagnosed with leukemia and trying to keep a strong face is getting tougher. As she thinks about her now limited future, she begins to think about those who are closest to her. Unable to leave them without an incentive that they'll be okay without her, She writes a letter to each of them. Highest Rank- #326 in Spiritual

In which a cancer-stricken boy writes to himself, waiting for his expiry date. *Trigger/Bad Language* © 2015 | All rights Reserved | HoldMyWings

"If I ever find you again, be it in another life, I promise I will marry you." ----- Beautiful and optimistic cancer patient, Emma Walker, has been fully aware since December first started, that she's doomed to spend Christmas - her favourite holiday - alone in the hospital. The hospital is always enveloped in pin-drop-silence. No hot chocolate, no Christmas lights, presents or ringing bells. No laughing kids or choirs singing. Her boyfriend of two years had just dumped her 6 months ago; when she finally broke the news to him, so he was out of the picture for good. Only Lillian, a full-time nurse working in the hospital, was there to help Emma through her momentary emotional pain; Lillian was more than happy for a distraction from her problems at home. Come Christmas itself, Lillian refuses to allow Emma to spend it on her own. So, she sets Emma up for a double room, in hopes of her gaining new company. Little did she know, she set Emma up with her long lost teenage love, Kane Sommers. Will the two old lovers rekindle their flames? Or will life just get in their way, all over again? Read on to find out in this one shot; with a twist as bittersweet as an icy Christmas itself. [Contest entry for Noelle's (@hepburnettes) Christmas Contest 2K15] COVER BY @octaves

"I'll teach you to remember, see? Five minutes a memory."

The story of a time traveler and his experience with coffee, love, and new beginnings

Project #iGotCancer & CC2K15 "What do you wish for?" "I wish, I wish to see the snow fall." * * * In which a cancer-ridden girl wishes to see snow for the first time. A One-Shot for Noelle's annual Christmas Contest 2K15

In which he finally opens a letter a year later. #iGotCancer #cc2k15

On January 31, Quinn Fosters life changed and it wasn't for the better. Never did she expect that on a boring Monday morning, she'd get a call at work that would not only impact her, but also be the beginning of the end of her happiness as she knew it. Not only did Quinn not prepare herself for the call, but hadn't also prepared to face the reality of what had been staring her in the face for so long; Her boyfriend, best friend and love of her life, Charles "Charlie" Bradford was on his final moments of his battle with pancreatic cancer and that his final wish was for his other half; the piece of his missing puzzle, Quinn , were to be there to heal him and of course; set him free. On January 31, Quinn learned how to let go, despite the pain it caused her for doing so. Part of Project IGotCancer :) If you or a loved one have ever suffered the loss of somebody you loved, just know that sometimes, if you're truly ready... It is okay to let go.❤️

This is where your stories are being reviewed. Add the #iGotCancer tag to your story for a chance to be featured in our reading list and for us to review your work. Cover by @labyyrinth-

Grace Ivy Amor is the flawless teen at Hartford High School. Perfect face, body smile, perfect life... that's what everyone thinks of her. What they don't know is that she has a deadly-no-cure cancer. Her life is slowly ending when something goes, well, a bit unexpected.....

Daisy Stone is a girl that used to have it all; popularity, friends, a perfect love-life with captain of the football team, and most importantly, the status of being the eldest daughter of the perfect Stone family. But that all comes crashing down after the death of her mother, and she pushes everyone out of her life, which is now anything but the perfection she used to live. But then she meets Wes Brutten; the only person that she can even remotely relate to. He seems to get it all. He understands the darkness of losing a parent. But most importantly, he understands the sense of being alone. © alice casardo

Completed. BoyxBoy. Being an artist has its perks, but that's not all Ari is skilled at. Caring, but an asshole, Ari agrees to paint a canvas for a little girl who has Leukemia. Meanwhile, a new neighbor moves into the town house on the end - the house that Ari envies because it's not sandwiched between people. After meeting his new neighbor, Ari realizes they have a lot more in common than he thinks. On their wild journey together battling what loved ones think of their relationship, the mess they've unintentionally created comes full circle and they find out what true love really is. *Cover artwork belongs to the artist.

" I leaned closer to her and within no time our lips met and we ended up kissing each other fervently. For me it was the most blissful experience. But then I saw the tears streaming down her eyes. Even though she tried to stop them but they flew like a river from a glacier. I wanted to ask her the reason for this when suddenly myself phone rang. My mother was angry as I had not informed her about my whereabouts. So I had to go. She tried to stop me but I had to go." Often love happens in the most unlikely situations, Satvik, Nikhil and Anukriti had realised this evident truth too late. Satvik and Nikhil whom she considered her support system, had fallen in love at the same time. What will she do especially at a time when she is herself going through a lot of turmoil? Embark on their journey as they discover the lines between friendship and true love. Caution :Keep tissues handy